People

Meet some of our facility and researchers at Red Atomics. Here, you can find the founder of Red Atomics, along with the researchers who inspired our cutting-edge moderators. Much more credit is due to all the countless people that contributed to the founding of Red Atomics. From the Red Atomics employees to the researchers of the NERVA project in the 70s. Without the community we have developed, Red Atomics would not be around today.

Mihael Karanastasis

Mihael Karanastasis is the founder of Red Atomics. Through realizing the potential of nuclear propulsion from the NERVA (Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Applications) in the 70s, he founded Red Atomics once he graduated from UIUC's (Univervisty of Illinois at Urbana Champaign) aerospace program in 2028. Mr. Karanastasis is excited to work with NASA and DARPA on the DRAMO mission and hopes Red Atomics contributes to landing a man on Mars.

"In his famous speech on Space Exploration, President John Kennedy laid out four ambitious goals for the space sector: Develop a global weather forecast, send a man to the moon, advance satellite technology for worldwide commutation and integrate nuclear energy in the rocket propulsion for deep space exploration. It is time for us, Red Atomics, to fulfill JFK's last vision for space exploration"

-Mihael Karanastasis

Stanley K. Borowski

Stanley K. Borowski began research on nuclear propulsion far before the founding of Red Atomics. Starting in 2010 at the NASA Glenn research center, Dr. Borowski proposed various Nuclear Bimodal Rockets for a manned mission to Mars. Additionally, Dr. Borowski is the chief branch of Propulsion and Controls Systems at Glenn Research Center. Red Atomics was drawn by the potential of NTP Dr. Borowski discusses in his papers.

Research papers:

Borowski, Stanley K., et al. “Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP): A Proven Growth Technology for Human NEO/Mars Exploration Missions.” IEEE Xplore, 1 Mar. 2012, ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/6187301. Accessed 5 Apr. 2022.

https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20120003776/downloads/20120003776.pdf

Borowski, S. K. Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Past Accomplishments, Present Efforts, and a Look Ahead. Journal of Aerospace Engineering, [s. l.], v. 26, n. 2, p. 334–342, 2013. DOI 10.1061/(ASCE)AS.1943-5525.0000313.

https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/%28ASCE%29AS.1943-5525.0000313

Seung-Hyun Nam

Dr. Nam is a researcher at the Korea Advanced Insitute of Science and Technology. His research has crucial for the blueprint of a LEU nuclear propulsion system. Through discuss possible solution to overcome the challenge initially faced in the DRAMO program, we were able to design and manufacture a moderator sufficient for the project's demands.

Reasearch paper:

Nam, S. H. et al. Preliminary conceptual design of a new moderated reactor utilizing an LEU fuel for space nuclear thermal propulsion. Progress in Nuclear Energy, [s. l.], v. 91,p. 183–207, 2016. DOI 10.1016/j.pnucene.2016.02.008. Disponível em:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0149197016300300

John Loeffler

Mr. Loeffler is a writer and programmer in New York publishing articles on technology, computers, and the future of humanity. Due to his extensive experience with coding and publishing technical topics for the public to understand, he greatly contributed to the development of this website. Mr. Loeffler converted all Red Atomics' complex engineering to articles for the general public.

Article:

Loeffler, John. “This Atomic Starship Was Supposed to Take Humans to Saturn by the 1970s.” Interestingengineering.com, 1 Aug. 2021,

interestingengineering.com/science/project-orion-the-atomic-starship-that-never-got-off-the-ground

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